Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-02


paper, and The New York Ledger it became,
and such it has remained
And The Ledger as Mr. Bonner made it.
and has maintained it, is unique among nows-
papers Strictly speaking, it is not news
paper at all, for it contains no news 1t has
no political opinions. 1t contains no adver-
tisements. Mr.. Bonner has always advertised
most extensively i'll all sorts of newspapers,
but no man can buy lin. of space in The
Ledger 1t is published for the purpose
OF furnishing clean, wholesome amuse-
ment, combined with instruction, and not as
an advertising medium nor as political
organ. 1t has been noted by the critical that
The Ledger's literature has not always been
of the highest standard. This is true, but
The Ledger has numbered among its con-
tributors some of the foremost writers Of
English of these times. Charles Dickens wrote
but one story for any American publication,
and that was "Hunted Down. which ran
through three numbers Of The Ledger.
Fanny Fern, Henry Ward Beecher, Jame,
Parton Fanny Ferns husbandy Edward
Everett, William Cullen Bryant, the elder
Bennett, Horace Greeley, DR.. Tying, DR. John
Hall, TennySon and many other eminent
men and women We're, and some of them
still are, among The Ledgers contributors.
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr,, and Mrs. L. ID. f. n.
Southworth, the two most popular writers of
their class i'll the world, We're early taken up
by Mr.. Bonner, who saw the elements of popu-
larity in their work and never regretted the
large prices he paid for it. Mr.. Cobb's Gun
maker of Moscow" has been published several
times in The Ledger and Mrs Southworth's
"Capitola, or the Hidden Hand" has enjoyed
like run Of popular favor A popularity
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they were never published in book form,
and that they could never be obtained save
in the columns Of Mr. Bonner's paper.
Newspaper writers and literary people gen
orally always have more or less trouble in
getting pay for their work promptly, the
general rulc with publishers being with some
notable exceptions among them Mr.. Bonper)
TO defer payment until publication well
known contributor to the press related his ex..
perience with Mr.. Bonner to tho writer of
this article the other day.
Mr.. Bonncr is the best pay in the bust
ness" Ii, said. "Nou leave some manuscript
with him and go back in week Maybe
you have left several articles. When YOU
are announced Mr.. Bonner appears at a little
window Ten dollars for your poem on =
he says. That one handing another one
back, 1 can't use Then he hand; you the
$40 in crisp treasury notes. lie never told
me why matter rejected was not available
but once. Tl,n h.
"'No',, = my, yoI tii !; the poem didn't
take IS nA'A !.-...r san tie enc did take.
So do !. That -, ior me to read. But, you
see, you don't und l-;and my people. And
they wouldn't understand yo.u' ocln. Why2
Well, there are io,r words in f. thirl line
of the second We, lIat would .e Crock to
the average farmers bog. | Want matter
that every reader @. The Led-cr can com
prehend, and So lo..,,, rarciye plcatv Of
such matter cyor,- v-,..,. cant ofpo,iI ,' fola
any other
In this policy lies the secret of The Iedrer's
success.
Mr.. Bonner i, luowu H.. ,y,,.lI ovor No
lover Ct Inc horses. I'm corly Iira bo co,.d
him ho must allow himself soma ,eIo,ot ~
or lose his health bo decided ~ t,,, driU;n,-
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